Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Sunday, October 8, 1978:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Wednesday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › Grease
🎮 Number one video game › Space Invaders
🎵 Number one song › "Kiss You All Over" by Exile
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Libra
💨 Zodiac Element › Air
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Venus ♀
🐼 Spirit Animal › Raven
🔢 Life Path Number › 7
🌼 Birth flower › Marigold
🪨 Birthstone › Opal and Tourmaline
📅 Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Pink
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,633,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 407,494,080 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,917,619,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,796,528,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 335,583,360 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on June 16, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1480
Great standing on the Ugra river, standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and Ivan III Grand Prince of all Rus, Tataro-Mongols retreat, leds to disintegration of the Horde.
1856
The Second Opium War or second Anglo-Chinese War: begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River.
1862
Otto von Bismarck becomes Chancellor of the German Empire.
1915
Battle of Loos on WWI Western Front ends, German forces contain British attack (85,000 casualties).
1917
Leon Trotsky named chairman of the Petrograd Soviet as Bolsheviks gain control.
2001
U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
Famous people with my birthday
1956
Danny Jacob, American session and touring guitarist (Bette Midler), and cartoon music composer (Phineas and Ferb)
1987
Aya Hirano, Japanese voice actress and singer
1938
David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service)
1954
Michael Dudikoff, American actor (American Ninja, TRON)
1955
Darrell Hammond, American comedian (SNL)
1948
Claude Jade, French actress (Stolen Kisses)
1943
(Cornelius) "Chevy" Chase, American comic actor and writer (SNL, 1975-76; Vacation; Fletch; Caddyshack; Community)
1957
James DePaiva, American actor (Max Holden-One Life to Live)
Holidays on Sunday, October 8th
National Salmon Day
National Salmon Day, celebrated on October 8th, is a day to remember the health benefits and popularity of salmon, encouraging everyone to enjoy this tasty and omega-3 rich fish more often.
National Chess Day
National Chess Day, celebrated every second Saturday in October, is a day to appreciate the ancient game of chess, which challenges the mind and has been enjoyed by people around the world for centuries.
National Pierogi Day
National Pierogi Day, celebrated on October 8, honors the delicious, stuffed dumplings popular in Polish and Ukrainian cuisine, showcasing a variety of fillings like potato, cheese, and cabbage, served with toppings like sour cream and bacon.
National Harbormaster Appreciation Day
National Harbormaster Appreciation Day, celebrated on October 8th, is a day to thank and recognize harbormasters for their hard work in keeping our harbors safe, efficient, and ethical.
Alvin C. York Day
Alvin C. York Day, celebrated on October 8, honors the heroic WWI soldier who, despite initially opposing combat, became a legend for his significant contributions to the war and symbolizes the valor and spirit of American military heroes.
